Los Angeles County Runs Three Separate Departments to Serve the Same Unhoused Resident. The Resident Has to Navigate All Three.
Los Angeles County operates three separate departments responsible for health services to its most vulnerable residents: LA Health Services (physical health and acute care), the Department of Mental Health (specialty behavioral health services), and Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Abuse (substance use treatment and recovery). A 2026 regional market report published by the California Health…